Category: India

Veteran CPM leader VS Achuthanandan on Monday condemned the series of police actions in Kerala, saying it would “only strengthen people’s belief that the State is moving to fascism.” Highlighting the attack on a CPM Branch Secretary, his friend and their families…

Raising objection over appointment of new army chief by superseding two senior officers, CPI(M) on Monday questioned the NDA government’s intention and motive behind the move. “The appointment has been done bypassing established convention of the senior most General assuming the post.…

The leak of documents relating to India’s Scorpene submarines was aimed at harming France, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said today ahead of the signing of a deal for 12 sophisticated submarines that French defence major DCNS is building for Australia. The…

A sensational highway robbery of gold bars allegedly committed by the officer and soldiers of a paramilitary force, mob violence in a court premises, delay in the repatriation of Brus, a lottery scam and talks with Hmar rebels were some of the…

Taking a jibe at Rahul Gandhi after his recent Goa visit, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said that the mere presence of Congress Vice-President in the state prompted many of his party leaders to quit the outfit. “See the impact of Rahul Gandhi’s…

A Trinamool Congress MLA was caught on camera Sunday talking over the phone while the national anthem was being played at a sporting event in Howrah, news agency ANI reported. The MLA, identified by ANI as Vaishali Dalmiya, was seen holding her…

Sachin Ahir, president of the Mumbai unit of Nationalist Congress Party and former minister of state for housing, has initiated several ‘parivartan’ rallies ahead of the polls. He says the party’s campaign will focus on the Shiv Sena-BJP’s failure in delivering on…

FATHER of Gunner Saurabh Farate (33), a native of Phursungi here who was killed in Saturday’s terrorist attack on an Army convoy in Pampore district of Kashmir, has said that the government “will have to take concrete steps before more precious lives…

Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said that minority communities in the state had not received the honour they deserved “because of hurdles created by opponents”, adding that they would now be taken care of as “we are going to form the…